title: Minimal bone scan findings in the presence of wide-spread osteoblastic disease on skeletal radiography.
abstract: A case of indolent carcinoma of the breast metastatic to bone is presented. Radiographic findings showed dramatic osteoblastic activity throughout the skeleton, but the bone scan was mildly abnormal in only one of these areas. A "superscan" appearance was excluded by a whole-body retention study.
authors.affiliation: Eugene L. Saenger Radioisotope Laboratory, Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Ohio 45167.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Silberstein
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Schroder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D004164:Diphosphonates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D017556:Technetium Compounds
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates; D017556:Technetium Compounds; D013667:Technetium; C029045:technetium Tc 99m diphosphonate